Well it is pointless played in England in Australia's pre season.Play it in Melbourne on the Storms week of their Bye and I suggest it may be perceived as a game that is not all one way traffic for the last 18 years.

Well it is pointless played in England in Australia's pre season.Play it in Melbourne on the Storms week of their Bye and I suggest it may be perceived as a game that is not all one way traffic for the last 18 years.

But you've said it's a meaningless game at anytime,why the change of heart.

Remember when Great Britain played the Kangaroos in the NRL season in Oz in a one off match, how did they feel and did they ever do it again?
I remember the media reports from England it was almost a mass hanging because of the Cricket Score.
Play the game in alternate countries at a time that is fair to both teams and the game would be a lot bigger than it is today.
The fact its all biased to the English teams makes it a laughing stock in Australia where it has barely had any coverage at all for a decade.

But you've said it's a meaningless game at anytime,why the change of heart.

Did I say that?Its meaningless in the format it has been in for years.If it was played at a time that worked for both teams when both teams had most of the players and Coach that won their respective Leagues it would mean a lot more than it does now.

Look at last Year Manly were ripped apart with the way Des Hasler left the Club, he was instrumental in Manly success for several years.Its not the same team when a Coach like Hasler leaves in a bunch of fireworks.

Remember when Great Britain played the Kangaroos in the NRL season in Oz in a one off match, how did they feel and did they ever do it again?I remember the media reports from England it was almost a mass hanging because of the Cricket Score.Play the game in alternate countries at a time that is fair to both teams and the game would be a lot bigger than it is today.The fact its all biased to the English teams makes it a laughing stock in Australia where it has barely had any coverage at all for a decade.

Super League teams have offered to play the game in Australia and it's always been turned down.Anyway,a Leeds win but only just.

Slightly related - I was going through the old stuff on the video recorder's hard drive last night and turned up highlights of the very entertaining WCC between Leeds and Canterbury from a few years back.

A few early/pre-season rusty moments (Leeds' first try especially), but also several incidences of excellent Rugby too. Anything as enjoyable to watch as that, and I'll be happy!

Between the optimist & the pessimist
The difference is quite droll:
The optimist sees the doughnut,
The pessimist sees the hole.

McGuires dummy and go try has always stuck in my head from that game. Brilliant piece of individual skill.

Interestingly, the highlights were from the BBC and were quite extensive, but they omitted the bit early where Barrie Mac came charging onto the ball and Tony Grimaldi attempted to tackle him. And the bit just afterward, where you could see Grimaldi's eyes revolving in different directions as cartoon bluebirds flew around his head.

Between the optimist & the pessimist
The difference is quite droll:
The optimist sees the doughnut,
The pessimist sees the hole.

Slightly related - I was going through the old stuff on the video recorder's hard drive last night and turned up highlights of the very entertaining WCC between Leeds and Canterbury from a few years back.

A few early/pre-season rusty moments (Leeds' first try especially), but also several incidences of excellent Rugby too. Anything as enjoyable to watch as that, and I'll be happy!

I remember that game too - particularly for two colossal shoulder charges by a young Sonny Bill Williams on Marcus Bai and Ryan Bailey that are among the most spectacular things I've ever seen. If anyone can post those on here, then I'd be grateful... It is odd to think that we'll never see that kind of impact on a rugby league field again.

but you and I weve been through that and this is not our fate.
So let us so let us not talk falsely now.
The hour is getting late
FROM 2004,TO DO WHAT THIS CLUB HAS DONE,IF THATS NOT GREATNESSTHEN i DONT KNOW WHAT IS.

The 2013 World Club Challenge will be played out in front of a capacity crowd at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on Friday night after the last remaining tickets for the showdown between Super League champions Leeds Rhinos and NRL Grand Final winners Melbourne Storm were sold.All 20,400 tickets were snapped up as fans flocked to secure their place for the fixture between the two most successful Rugby League clubs of the modern era.“It’s going to be a night to remember for every Rugby League supporter and I’m sure the atmosphere at Headingley Carnegie Stadium will be one that everyone at the game will remember for a long time to come,” said RFL Chief Executive Nigel Wood.“I would like to congratulate everyone concerned for their efforts in selling every single ticket and wish both clubs the best of luck on Friday night.“With strong demand for tickets for the Rugby League World Cup which takes place in England and Wales at the end of the year, this news provides more evidence of the need for fans to purchase in advance to secure their seat at the biggest games.”All the supporters who were unable to purchase a ticket for the 2013 World Club Challenge can still watch the historic action unfold as it happens live and exclusively on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 1 HD from 7.30pm on Friday (8.00pm ko).